Congratulations to Dr Sascha Brune, Dr Simon Williams, Dr Nathan Butterworth, and Prof Dietmar Müller on their paper published in Nature earlier this week. The paper, Abrupt plate accelerations shape rifted continental margins, has been picked up by the media across the globe.
See the list of media below:
Continents Split Up at the Same Speed Finger Nails Grow. And That’s Fast. - New York Times
Supercontinents tore apart 'like a thick piece of dough' - Cosmos Magazine
The pains and strains of a continental breakup - ScienceDaily
Scientists reveal mechanics of continental break-up - Business Standard
Continental tug-of-war - until the rope snaps - EurekAlert
Scientists reveal mechanics of continental break-up - Sify news
The pains and strains of a continental breakup - Phys.org
Scientists reveal mechanics of continental break-up - Yahoo News
Tauziehen der Kontinente, Erdteile brechen in zwei Geschwindigkeitsphasen auseinander - Spektrum.de
Kontinente zerreißen wie Brotteig - Scinexx
Scientists reveal mechanics of continental break-up - New Kerala
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